Monday, October 01, 2012

Scarecrow Puppet

I have a few young children in my care during the day. We do a lot of crafts throughout the week. Last week we made a little scarecrow puppet. I made up a pattern (rather too small for my hand to go in, but perfect for the 3-year old in my care). He's made out of muslin, and I stitched him up and then set him before the 3-year old to make into his own puppet. This is the result...

The 3-year old glued on eyes, silk leaves for hair, pom-pom nose and fabric scraps for clothes. He drew the mouth with a permanent marker. I stitched the small sunflower button onto his hat, stuck the bee's wire through the hat, and tacked the hat on his head with a couple of stitches. The little basket was painted by the child and I tacked that on the puppet's hand with a couple of stitches around the handle. Perfect for the fall season now upon us, and a great little decoration for both the Thanksgiving table this weekend, and right into Halloween at the end of the month.